Rotatable organizer

ABSTRACT

A rotatable organizer comprising: a base; a first gear in rotatable communication with the base; a first turntable fixedly attached to the first gear, the exposed turntable having a center; a second gear in rotatable communication with the base, and meshing with the first gear; a third gear in rotatable communication with the base, and meshing with the second gear; a second turntable fixedly attached to the third gear, the second turntable having a center; an enclosure attached to the base; a central divider attached to the enclosure. A rotatable organizer similar to the one previously described, except with rails instead of an enclosure, with the rails being about ½ inch to about 9 inches high.

CROSS-REFERENCES

This patent application is a continuation-in-part of patent applicationSer. No. 12/169,722 by Brad Roach, entitled “Rotatable Organizer”, filedon Jul. 9, 2008, the entire contents of which are fully incorporated byreference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates generally to rotatable organizer, and moreparticularly to a rotatable organizer that allows one to rotate items ona plurality of turntables, until the item desired is easily accessible.

BACKGROUND

Cabinets and shelves, such as those located in kitchens, basements, andother areas in the home or even office, are used to store items. Oftentimes these cabinets and/or shelves are located above a user's head,thereby making it difficult to see what is inside cabinet or shelf.Furthermore, refrigerator shelves are often cluttered. Organizing itemsin cabinets, shelves and refrigerators such that a user can easilyaccess them has been a problem for many years.

Lazy Susans and the like have been used to access a plurality of itemsby rotating the items on some sort of platform. However, Lazy Susans,are circular, and use up space inefficiently; especially in kitchencabinets and shelves, and many times Lazy Susans will not fit in one'skitchen cabinet or shelf, especially if the cabinet, refrigerator orshelf is deep and narrow. Thus, a user is often relegated to sorting andsearching through the myriad of containers in his or her cabinets orshelves until the item desired is found.

Accordingly, there is a need for a rotatable organizer that overcomesthese and other disadvantageous.

SUMMARY

The disclosed invention relates to a rotatable organizer comprising: abase; a first gear in rotatable communication with the base; a firstturntable fixedly attached to the first gear, the exposed turntablehaving a center; a second gear in rotatable communication with the base,and meshing with the first gear; a third gear in rotatable communicationwith the base, and meshing with the second gear; a second turntablefixedly attached to the third gear, the second turntable having acenter; an enclosure attached to the base, the enclosure having a firstopening configured to allow a user to reach into the enclosure, theenclosure having sides that generally extend up orthogonally withrespect to at least one of the turntables, the enclosure also having atop; a central divider located on a plane that contains an imaginaryline that extends from the center of the exposed turntable to the centerof the second turntable, the plane being generally orthogonal to thesurface of the exposed turntable and the surface of the secondturntable, the central divider being attached to the enclosure; wherethe first turntable and the second turntable are configured to berotatable with respect to the base.

The disclosed invention also relates to a rotatable organizercomprising: a base; a first gear in rotatable communication with thebase; a first turntable fixedly attached to the first gear, the exposedturntable having a center; a second gear in rotatable communication withthe base, and meshing with the first gear; a third gear in rotatablecommunication with the base, and meshing with the second gear; a secondturntable fixedly attached to the third gear, the second turntablehaving a center; a first rail attached to the base and extending uporthogonally with respect to at least one of the turntables, and whereinthe rail encloses a portion of the perimeter of the rotatable organizer,the rail being about ½ inch to about 9 inches high; a central dividerlocated on a plane that contains an imaginary line that extends from thecenter of the exposed turntable to the center of the second turntable,the plane being generally orthogonal to the surface of the exposedturntable and the surface of the second turntable, the central dividerbeing about 1 inch to about 12 inches high; wherein the first turntableand the second turntable are configured to be rotatable with respect tothe base. are configured to be rotatable with respect to the base.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present disclosure will be better understood by those skilled in thepertinent art by referencing the accompanying drawings, where likeelements are numbered alike in the several figures, in which:

FIG. 1 is perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer;

FIG. 2, is a top view of the disclosed rotatable organizer from FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a low friction surface;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatable organizerfrom FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatable organizerfrom FIG. 4, through a different plane;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatable organizerfrom FIG. 5 through a different plane;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer inuse;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer alsoin use;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the disclosed rotatable organizer in use;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer withthe gate opened;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer in acabinet;

FIG. 12 is a top view of a three gear embodiment of the disclosedrotatable organizer;

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatable organizerfrom FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a top view of a belt embodiment of the disclosed rotatableorganizer;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatable organizerfrom FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an enclosure embodiment of therotatable organizer;

FIG. 17 is a front view of the organizer from FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a side view of the organizer from FIG. 16;

FIG. 19 is a top view of the organizer from FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a short rail embodiment of therotatable organizer;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a stackable embodiment of the rotatableorganizer;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of another stackable embodiment of therotatable organizer; and

FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of the organizer fromFIG. 22.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the disclosed rotatable organizer 10.The rotatable organizer 10 comprises a base 14, a rail 18 attached tothe base 14, an extendible handle 26 is attached to a central divider28, and an exposed turntable 30 located within the base 14 and on afirst end 34 of the organizer 10. The first end 34 and second end 38 maybe described as the front end and back end of the organizer,respectively. The extendible handle 26 is shown in a normalconfiguration, and in an extended configuration (dashed lines). The rail8 generally encloses a perimeter about the organizer 10. The rail 8 mayenclose the entire perimeter about the organizer, or may only enclose aportion of the perimeter of the organizer 10, with a gap or opening inthe rail to allow one to easily remove items from the organizer 10without having to open a gate, or lifting the item above the rail. Inone embodiment, the rail 8 may comprise an openable gate 22, that allowsone to open the rail 8 at the gate 22, to easily access items located inthe rotatable organizer 10.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the organizer 10. The exposed turntable 30 isshown. Attached, or manufactured as part of the exposed turntable 30, isa first gear 31. The gear 31 is shown in dotted lines, because the gear31 is below the surface of the exposed turntable 30, in this view. Inaddition the first gear has a diameter that is slightly smaller than thediameter of the exposed turntable 30. The first gear 31 and exposedturntable 30 rotate together, with respect to the base 14. The firstgear 31 meshes with second gear 42. The second gear 42 is directlyattached to a second turntable 46. The second gear 42, and secondturntable 46 are rotatably attached to the base 14, that is the secondgear 42, and second turntable 46 rotate with respect to the base 14. Thediameter of the second gear 42 is slightly larger than the diameter ofthe second turntable 46. The second gear 42 meshes with third gear 50.Third gear 50 is attached to a third turntable 54 in a manner similar tothe way the first gear 31 and the exposed turntable 30 are attached toeach other. The third gear 50 and the third turntable 54 are rotatablyattached to the base 14. The third gear 50 has a diameter that isslightly less than the diameter of the third turntable 54. The thirdgear 50 meshes with a fourth gear 54. The fourth gear is attached, ormanufactured with, a fourth turntable 58. The fourth gear 54 and fourthturntable 58 are rotatably attached to the base 14. The fourth gear 54also meshes with the first gear 31. Thus, if the exposed turntable 30rotates in clockwise fashion, as shown by the arrow 62, the first gear31 causes the second gear 42 (and second turntable 46) and the fourthgear 58 (and the fourth turntable 62) to both turn counter-clockwise(see the arrows 66, 70), causing the third gear 50 and third turntable54 to turn clockwise. Similarly, if the exposed turntable 30 is turnedcounter-clockwise, the third turntable 54 will also turncounter-clockwise. The second and fourth gears 42, 58 are shown indotted lines, because there is a non-stick or low friction surface 82that is co-planar with the surfaces of the turntables 30, 46, 54 and 62,and thus hides from view the gears 42, 58. One will note that the secondand fourth turntables 46,62 and gears 42,58 are much smaller than theexposed turntable 30, first gear 31, and the second turntable 54 andsecond gear 50. The non-stick surface 82 is attached to the base 14, andhas openings configured to fit around the turntables 30, 46, 54 and 62.The central divider 28 attaches to the center 32 of the exposedturntable 34 and the center 55 of the third turntable 54 via a first pinmember 27 and a second pin member 29. The first and second pin members27, 29 may be attached to the turntables 30, 54 via bushings, orbearings, such that the first and second pin members 27, 29, will notrotate with the turntables, but rather remain non-rotating with respectto the base 14. The pin members 27, 29, and central divider 28 are shownin FIG. 1 but are not shown in FIG. 2. The turntables 30, 54 areconfigured to each rotate about their centers 32, 55 respectively. Inanother embodiment, the central divider 28 may be attached directly tothe non-stick surface 82, instead of using pins located at the centersof the turntables. The central divider 28 may be described as beinglocated on a plane that contains the imaginary line that extends fromthe center 32 of the exposed turntable 30 to the center 55 of the thirdturntable 55, and is generally orthogonal to the surface of the exposedturntable 30 and the surface of the third turntable 55.

The length “L” and width “W” of the organizer 10 is shown in FIG. 2. Thelength may be any suitable value and the width may be any suitablevalue. In one embodiment, the length L may be about 5 inches to about 20inches, and the width may be about 3 inches to about 15 inches, andpreferably, the length may be about 13 inches and the width about 7inches.

FIG. 3 shows the non-stick surface 82 alone. In other embodiments, wherethere is no second and fourth turntables 46, 62, the circular removedregions 83, 84, may be omitted, or in other words, the non-stick surface82, will be solid where the circular removed regions 83, 84 werelocated.

The disclosed invention, includes embodiments where the fourth turntable62 and gear 52 may be omitted, due to the fact that the second gear 42,may rotate the third turntable 54, without the need of the fourth gear52. In still other embodiments, the invention may include three or morelarge gears and turntables (like the first and third gears 31, 50 andturntables 30, 54) which are each in communication with a smaller gearand turntable (like the second and fourth gears 42, 58 and turntables46, 62)

FIG. 4 shows a sectional view through plane A-A of the rotatableorganizer 10. In this view, the second and fourth turntables 46, 62 areshown in relation to the exposed turntable 30. In this view, it can beseen how the second and fourth gears 42, 58 have diameters greater thanthe second and fourth turntables 46, 62. The rails 18 are shown attachedto the base 14. The rail 18 will have at least one inward surface 90,which faces towards the interior of the organizer 10. The inward surface90 may have a non-stick surface. The non-stick surface may be selectedfrom any suitable low friction surface, including, but not limited to:rubber, plastic, synthetic plastic, resins, polyvinyl, Teflon, nylon ormetal.

In this view, the base 14 is shown completely enclosing the turntables46, 62. FIGS. 5 and 6 show how the exposed turntable 30 is exposed bythe base 14. FIG. 4 shows the height “H” of the device. The organizer 10may be any suitable height, dependent on the space restrictions of wherethe organizer will be placed. In one embodiment, the height H may beabout 2 inches to about 10 inches, and preferably about 4.5 inches.

FIG. 5 shows a sectional view through plane B-B of the rotatableorganizer 10. In this view, the base 14 is configured to allow a portionof the turntable 30 to be exposed, or viewable outside of the base 14. Aportion of the low friction surface 82 is visible in this view betweenthe exposed and third turntables 30, 54. The base 14, is shown enclosingthe third turntable 54 and the third gear 50, however, the base 14 isshown leaving the exposed turntable 30 exposed, or visible from outsideof the base 14.

FIG. 6 shows a sectional view through plane C-C of the rotatableorganizer 10. In this view, it can be better seen how the exposedturntable 30 is located above and is connected to the first gear 31.Additionally, it can be seen how the exposed turntable 30 has a diameterthat is greater than the first gear 31. Additionally, the secondturntable 46 is also shown located above and attached to the second gear42. Also, the diameter of the second turntable 46 is obviously smallerthan the diameter of the second gear 42. The point of contact 86 betweenthe first gear 31 and second gear 42 is shown. A portion of thenon-stick surface 82 is shown between the exposed turntable 30 and thesecond turntable 46. The base 14, is shown enclosing the secondturntable 46 and the second gear 42, however, the base 14 is shownleaving the exposed turntable 30 exposed, or visible from outside of thebase 14. A portion of the rail 18 is shown attached to the base 14. Aportion of the gate 22 is shown; however the attachment point betweenthe gate 22 and the base 14 is not visible in this view. It should benoted that the gate 22, in other embodiments, may not be attached to thebase 14 at all, but may only be attached to the rail 18. The rail 18 andgate 22 will have at least one inward surface 90, which faces towardsthe interior of the organizer 10. The inward surface 90 may have a lowfriction surface. The low friction surface may be selected from anysuitable low friction surface, including, but not limited to: rubber,plastic, synthetic plastic, resins, polyvinyl, Teflon, nylon or metal.

FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the rotatable organizer 10 with avariety of containers 94 stored in the organizer In this view, theexposed turntable 30 is clearly visible and accessible as it extends outfrom the base 14. FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of the rotatableorganizer 10 with a variety of bottles 98 stored in the organizer. Itshould be noted that any object that can fit in the organizer 10, may bestored in the organizer 10. Such objects include, but are not limitedto: bottles, cans, boxes, packages, packets, etc.

FIG. 9 shows a top view of the rotatable organizer 10 with severalcontainers 94 and bottles 98 stored in the organizer 10. In this view,it can be seen that the exposed turntable 30 extends out from the base14, allowing a user to manually turn the turntable 30. If a user turnsthe exposed turntable 30 in a clockwise direction (see the arrows), thenboth the exposed turntable 30 and third turntable 46, will rotateclockwise, causing the items (94, 98) sitting on the turntables 30, 46,to rotate about the central diver 28. Thus if a particular item, such asa container of pepper for example, is located near the 2^(nd) end 38 ofthe organizer 10, the user simply rotates the exposed turntable 30 ineither a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, causing the peppercontainer to rotate about the central divider, until the peppercontainer is near the first end 34, allowing for easy access to thepepper container by the user.

FIG. 10 shows the openable gate 22, being opened (in this embodiment thegate 22 is attached to the rail 18 via a hinge, however, other gateembodiments may be used, such as a sliding gate, a removable gate, etc.Thus, when the gate 22 is opened, a user 102 can easily reach into theorganizer 10 and remove the item desired.

FIG. 11 shows a user 102 rotating the exposed turntable 30 in order torotate the items (94, 98) in the organizer, until the desired item isaccessible. This Figure shows how a relatively narrow and deep cabinet106, is suitable for the generally oval or elliptically shaped organizer10, which is longer than it is wide. The organizer 10 may be positionedin the cabinet with the front end 34 faxing the cabinet opening, thusallowing for a more efficient use of the cabinet space, especiallycompared to a round lazy susan.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the rotatable organizer 110. In thisembodiment an exposed turntable 114 has a first gear 118 attached to itsbottom surface. The first gear 118 meshes with a middle gear 122. Themiddle gear 122 also meshes with a second gear 126. The second gear 126is attached to the bottom surface of a second turntable 130. The base14, gate 22 and rail 18, are not shown in this view for simplicity.Located between the exposed and second turntables 114, 130 is a lowfriction surface 82. Thus, it can be seen that when the exposedturntable 114 is turned in a clockwise direction, the first gear 118also rotates in a clockwise direction, causing the middle gear 122 toturn in a counter-clockwise direction. Because the middle gear 122 turnsin a counter-clockwise direction, the second gear 126 is forced to turnin a clockwise direction, thus causing the second turntable 130 to alsoturn in a clockwise direction. Similarly, when the exposed turntable 114turns in a counter-clockwise direction, the second turntable 130 willalso turn in a counter-clockwise direction. It should be noted that themiddle gear 122 is not directly attached to a turntable, unlike theembodiment shown with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2. In this figure, theextendible handle 26, first pin member 27, second pin member 29, andcentral divider 28 are also not shown for clarity, however, theycomprise this embodiment of the invention, in much the same way as shownin FIG. 1.

FIG. 13 shows a cross-sectional view of the rotatable organizer 110 fromFIG. 12. In this view it can be seen how the exposed turntable 114 isvisible and accessible due to the configuration of the base 14. Thus auser can simply turn the exposed turntable 114 by hand, in order to turnboth the exposed turntable 113 and the second turntable 130. In thisfigure, the extendible handle 26, first pin member 27, second pin member29, and central divider 28 are not shown for clarity, however, theycomprise this embodiment of the invention, in much the same way as shownin FIG. 1.

FIG. 14 shows another embodiment of the disclosed rotatable organizer140. This embodiment 140 comprises an exposed turntable 144, that has afirst grooved wheel 148 attached to its bottom surface, and a secondturntable 152, with a second grooved wheel 156 attached to its bottomsurface. A belt 160 rides in the groove of the first grooved wheel 148and the groove of the second grooved wheel 156. When the exposedturntable 144 is turned in either a clockwise or counter-clockwisedirection, the first grooved wheel 148 also turns in the same direction,causing the belt 160 to rotate in the same direction, which then causesthe second grooved wheel 156 to turn in the same direction, and lastlythe second turntable 152 will also turn in the same direction. The belt160 may also include a wire, chain, strap, any other suitable belt likeapparatus. In this figure, the extendible handle 26, first pin member27, second pin member 29, and central divider 28 are not shown forclarity, however, they comprise this embodiment of the invention, inmuch the same way as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 15 shows a cross-sectional view of the disclosed rotatableorganizer 140 from FIG. 14. In this view it can be seen how the exposedturntable 144 is visible and accessible due to the configuration of thebase 14. In this figure, the extendible handle 26, first pin member 27,second pin member 29, and central divider 28 are not shown for clarity,however, they comprise this embodiment of the invention, in much thesame way as shown in FIG. 1.

In still another embodiment, the turntables could rotate on rollers setaround the perimeter of the organizer. In yet another embodiment,instead of using gears, wheels without teeth may be used, wherein thewheels transfer rotative motion to adjacent wheels through frictionrather than through the meshing of gear teeth.

FIG. 16 shows a perspective view of another embodiment of the disclosedrotatable organizer 164. In this embodiment, there is a base 168, with afirst turntable 172 and a second turntable 176 rotatably attached to thebase 168. One difference between this embodiment and the embodimentshown in FIG. 1, is that there are no pins extending from the center ofeach turntable, the pins being attached to central divider. Rather, inthis embodiment, an enclosure 180 is attached to the base 168. Theenclosure 180 may be a wire cage as shown, or a solid material, such asplastic. The enclosure 180 may enclose the entire perimeter about theorganizer, or may only enclose a portion of the perimeter of theorganizer 164, with a gap or opening 184 in the enclosure 180 to allowone to easily remove items from the organizer 164 or place items in theorganizer 164. In this embodiment, the organizer 164 has a centraldivider 188, but it is not attached directly to pins extending from thecenter of each turntable, there are no pins extending from the center ofthe turntable. Rather, in this embodiment, the enclosure has at leastone pin 192 extending downward towards the turntable, the divider may beattached to the at least one pin 192. In another embodiment, the divider188 may attach directly to the enclosure 180. In one embodiment, thedivider 188 may attach directly to the top 196 of the enclosure 180. Inthe shown embodiment, two pins 192 extend down from the top 196 of theenclosure, and the divider 188 is attached to both pins 192. In thisembodiment, the turntables 172, 176 do not have central pins. Rotatingfriction is minimized because there is no contact between the divider188 and the turntables 172, 176, or between the pins 192 and theturntables 172, 176. The enclosure 180 may have a handle 200 attached toits top 196. The handle 200 may be removeably attached to the enclosure.The handle 200 may also be rotatably attached to the enclosure. FIG. 17is a front view of the rotatable organizer 164 from FIG. 16. A slightspace 204 between the divider 188 and the turntables 172, 176 is visiblein this view. FIG. 18 is a side view of the rotatable organizer 164 fromFIG. 16. FIG. 19 is a top view of the rotatable organizer 164 from FIG.16. In this view, an optional opening 208 is located opposite opening184, The embodiments shown in FIGS. 16-19 have many advantages,including being having lower costs in manufacturing and lower rotatingfriction. The additional opening 208 allows for a reduction in materialcost. The opening 208 may also reduces the required cupboard depth.

FIG. 20 shows another embodiment of the disclosed rotating organizer212. IN this embodiment, the rails 216, 220 are of a shortened height H.H may range from about ½ inch to about 9 inches There are two rails 216,220, that form a first opening 224 and a second opening 228 for easyaccess to items that may be placed on the turntables 232, 236. Theturntables 232, 236 will be rotatably attached to a base 240. The rails216, 220 will also be attached to the base 240. Similarly, with respectto the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a central divider 244 attaches to thecenter 248 of the first turntable 232, and the center 252 of the secondturntable 236 via a first pin member 256 and a second pin member 260.The central divider 244 will have a height H_(d). H_(d) will range inheight from about 1 inch to about 12 inches. The first and second pinmembers 256, 260 may be attached to the turntables 232, 236 viabushings, or bearings, such that the first and second pin members 256,260 will not rotate with the turntables, but rather remain non-rotatingwith respect to the base 240. The two pin members 260 (or centraldivider 244) may be attached to a handle 264. In an other embodiment,the rotating organizer 212 may omit both rails 216, 220. In thisversion, the rail/wall is minimized. Low height with more than oneopening. The advantage is lower manufacturing cost as well as shortenedcupboard depth required to fit the rotating organizer. If desired, therail/base could be manufactured substantially from 1 piece. In anotherembodiment, the turntable diameters may be slightly smaller than thoseshown in the embodiments of FIG. 1. This may lead to items may“overhanging” off the turntables slightly, this arrangement offers theadvantage of allowing the rotating organizer to handle large diametercans/bottles while still being able to fit in a limited cupboard/closetdepth. Example: Cans of 2¾ or 3 inch diameter could be conveyed aroundthe rotatable organizer 212, but the organizer 212 would still fitwithin cupboard depths of 10 or 11 inches. The diameters of theturntables may range from about 2 inches to about 9 inches, andpreferably from about 2 inches to about 5.5 inches.

FIG. 21 shows another embodiment of the disclosed rotating organizer. Inthis figure, two organizers are shown, a lower organizer 268 and anupper organizer 272. The organizers are stackable. The organizers 268,272 may be stackable and held steady via nesting posts 276 attached tothe base 240, and able to nest with posts located on adjacentorganizers. In FIG. 21, a set of optional spacers 280 are used tofurther separate the lower organizer 268 from the upper organizer 272.The spacers 280 may be attached to each other via horizontal railmembers 284. Two rotating organizers are shown stacked together in FIG.21, but 3 or more organizers may be stacked together.

FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of stackable organizers. However inthis embodiment, the lower organizer 288 attaches to an upper organizer292 via nested railings 296. In FIG. 22 there is an optional railingspacer 300. FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view through a lower railing296 attached to a railing spacer 300, which is attached to an upperrailing 296. The nested railing 296 comprises a groove 304, and a nestedmember 308. The nested member 308 is configured to fit into a groove ofan adjacent nested railing or railing spacer. The railing spacer 300comprises a groove 312 and a nested member 316.

The disclosed rotatable organizer has many advantages. Because thedisclosed rotatable organizer is elongated (e.g. not round), it will fitmore efficiently within cabinet spaces, refrigerators, cupboards, etc.The disclosed rotatable organizer also has a gate and rail to keep theobjects within the disclosed rotatable organizer. The disclosedrotatable organizer also has an exposed turntable to provide for easyturning of the items the disclosed rotatable organizer.

It should be noted that the terms “first”, “second”, and “third”, andthe like may be used herein to modify elements performing similar and/oranalogous functions. These modifiers do not imply a spatial, sequential,or hierarchical order to the modified elements unless specificallystated.

While the disclosure has been described with reference to severalembodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art thatvarious changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted forelements thereof without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Inaddition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situationor material to the teachings of the disclosure without departing fromthe essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that thedisclosure not be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed as thebest mode contemplated for carrying out this disclosure, but that thedisclosure will include all embodiments falling within the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rotatable organizer comprising: a base; a firstgear in rotatable communication with the base; a first turntable fixedlyattached to the first gear, the exposed turntable having a center; asecond gear in rotatable communication with the base, and meshing withthe first gear; a third gear in rotatable communication with the base,and meshing with the second gear; a second turntable fixedly attached tothe third gear, the second turntable having a center; an enclosureattached to the base, the enclosure having a first opening configured toallow a user to reach into the enclosure, the enclosure having sidesthat generally extend up orthogonally with respect to at least one ofthe turntables, the enclosure also having a top; a central dividerlocated on a plane that contains an imaginary line that extends from thecenter of the exposed turntable to the center of the second turntable,the plane being generally orthogonal to the surface of the exposedturntable and the surface of the second turntable, the central dividerbeing attached to the enclosure; wherein the first turntable and thesecond turntable are configured to be rotatable with respect to thebase.
 2. The rotatable organizer of claim 1, wherein the enclosure ismade form a mesh material.
 3. The rotatable organizer of claim 1,wherein the enclosure has a second opening configured to allow a user toreach into the enclosure.
 4. The rotatable organizer of claim 3, whereinthe second opening is located opposite the first opening.
 5. Therotatable organizer of claim 1, further comprising: a handle attached tothe top of the enclosure.
 6. The rotatable organizer of claim 5, whereinthe handle is rotatable with respect to the enclosure.
 7. A rotatableorganizer comprising: a base; a first gear in rotatable communicationwith the base; a first turntable fixedly attached to the first gear, theexposed turntable having a center; a second gear in rotatablecommunication with the base, and meshing with the first gear; a thirdgear in rotatable communication with the base, and meshing with thesecond gear; a second turntable fixedly attached to the third gear, thesecond turntable having a center; a first rail attached to the base andextending up orthogonally with respect to at least one of theturntables, and wherein the rail encloses a portion of the perimeter ofthe rotatable organizer, the rail being about ½ inch to about 9 incheshigh; a central divider located on a plane that contains an imaginaryline that extends from the center of the exposed turntable to the centerof the second turntable, the plane being generally orthogonal to thesurface of the exposed turntable and the surface of the secondturntable, the central divider being about 1 inch to about 12 incheshigh; wherein the first turntable and the second turntable areconfigured to be rotatable with respect to the base.
 8. The rotatableorganizer of claim 7, wherein the central divider comprises a handle. 9.The rotatable organizer of claim 7, further comprising: a second railattached to the base and extending up orthogonally with respect to atleast one of the turntables, and wherein the rail encloses a portion ofthe perimeter of the rotatable organizer, the rail being about ½ inch toabout 9 inches high; at least one nesting post located on the first railin generally a vertical orientation; at least one nesting post locatedon the second rail in generally a vertical orientation; wherein thenesting posts are configured to attach to nesting posts on an adjacentrotatable organizer that is stacked on top of the rotatable organizer ofclaim
 7. 10. The rotatable organizer of claim 9, wherein the nestingposts are further configured to attach to spacers, and said spacers maybe located between a bottom rotating organizer and a top rotatingorganizers.
 11. The rotatable organizer of claim 7, further comprising:a second rail attached to the base and extending up orthogonally withrespect to at least one of the turntables, and wherein the rail enclosesa portion of the perimeter of the rotatable organizer, the rail beingabout ½ inch to about 9 inches high; a first groove located in thebottom of the first rail; a first nested member extending out from thetop of the first rail; a second groove located in the bottom of thesecond rail; a second nested member extending out from the top of thesecond rail; wherein the first and second grooves are each configured toaccept and attach to a nested member extending from a rail of anadjacently stacked rotatable organizer; where in the first and secondextending members are each configured to be inserted into and attachedto a groove in the bottom of a rail of an adjacently stacked rotatableorganizer.
 12. The rotatable organizer of claim 11, wherein the firstand second grooves are each further configured to accept and attach to anested member extending from a railing spacer; and wherein the first andsecond extending members are each further configured to be inserted intoand attached to a groove in the bottom of a railing spacer.